Cleansing machine



- April 10, 1928. 1,665,809

. w. H. DUNN CLEANSING MACHINE v Filed Feb. 24, 1919 2 Sheets-Shet. 1

I A ril 10, 1928.

W. H. DUNN CLEANSING MACHINE Filed Feb. 24, 1919 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Apr.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM'H. DUNN,

OF CHI The invention F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T0 DUNN MANUFACTURING 00.,

CAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

CLEANSING MACHINE.

Application relates to cleansing machines which may be used in cleansing varlous articles and utensils, adapted for cleansing di.

' drive shaft and similar articles.

and is particularly hes, pans and other The invention has among its various objects the provision which the cleansing of an arrangement in fluld is set in motion and caused to circulate through various 1nstrumentalit es whlch direct the same towards the articles to be cleansed with a force sufficient to thoroughly cleanse them.

It is a further eliminate to the greatest object of the inventionto degree the necessity of any manual labor to accomplish the above desired end, and also to provide an arrangement in which the danger of injury to the person using the device is reduced to a minimum. I The invention the provision of all of the instrumentalities may be separated from each cleansing means other and remove or basin in which they and the b has as an additionalobject an arrangement whereby forming the d from the fluid container they are positioned, so that asin may be thoroughly cleansed of any material which may adhere thereto. i

It is an object of the invention to provide a cleansing fluid basin with a drain board so that the water dripping when removed fr way back thereto.

The. invention has all of which will more readily und from the dishes om the basin will find its these and other objects, be explained in detail and erstood when read in con nection with the accompanylng drawings, in

which Fig. 1 is a longitudinal central section through the fluid container and drain board; Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the device shown in Fig. 1, portions of which are broken away for the purpose of illustration;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the agitator to which it is secured;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectionalview of the Figs. 5 and 6' connections and are details of a modified be employed in the deviee.

In the embodiment of the invention as illustrated in the drawings the use of an inmember 21.

filed February 24, 1919. Serial No. 278,906.

tegral drain board 10 and basin or bucket 11 is contemplated. The bottom of this basin is provided with the drain opening 12 which is closed by the removable apertured device 13-, which serves to catch any waste when the container is drained, and provides a means whereby said waste may be removed without the necessity of brushing or otherwise bringing the same to this point for its removal. This feature forms the basis of another application, and will not be explained in detail herein. The drain pipe leading from this opening 12 is controlled by the valve 14. The bottom of this basin is apertured to receive the plug 15 and coopcrating parts, and to permit the shaft 16 to project into the basin sufliciently to engage certain portions forming part of the invention. This feature will be explained in de tail hereinafter. The upper portion of the basin 11 is provided with an annular recess or depression 17 into which is placed the ring 18 the under side of which has an annated 21, into which is placed the basket 22 forming a container for the articles to'be cleansed. This basket is removable from the The member 21 is preferably formed of a plurality of radially disposed curved arms 23 which follow the contours! the inside of the basin, and have their ends secured to the ring 18. These arms are spaced apart from the walls of the basin to permit the rotatablearms 24 of the agitator 25 to be arranged between them and the wall of the basin. These arms 23 are curved so as to cause the fluid to be directed towards'the basket 22. Between these radial arms 23 is arranged any suitable material 26, suchaswire netting or a slotted plate 26 which will permit the water to circulate through it to the interior of the basket 22; This is provided for the purpose of pre= venting the user from accidentally placing his hand or finger between the stationary arms 23 and the rotating arms 24, and betlemplated whereby the'blades 24'are rotatably connected to the element 21 so that the same may rotate with relation thereto, and be'removahle from the basin 11 with the element 21. The particulararrangement shown 16 to accomplish this contemplates providing the rotatable agitator 25 with a recessed portion 26, whichreceives'the squared end of the shaft 16. A stud 27 projects'from the arms. This stud is passed through an aper- 20 ture 28 in the element 21, the latter being held with relation thereto by the nut 29. The connection of the-nut 29, stud 27 and element 21 sufliciently loose to permit the arms 24 to rotate with relation thereto, the

' 25 element 21 being held against rotation by frictional engagement of the ring 18 with the upper portion of the basin.

- The plug 15 is screw threaded into the lowermost wall of the basin 11 and has an aoexten'sion constructed to receive thepacking 31 and the packing nut 32, these all being bored to receive the shaft 16, which carries the beveled gear 33. One end of this plug 15 extends beyond the lowermost wall of the basin a suflicient distance topermit the uppermost half 34 of the gearcasing' to be secured thereto. This portion has a ledge 35 upon which is mounted the motor 36,. the shaft of which has a pinion 37 which meshes with the gear 33 provided upon the shaft 16. The lowermost half 38 of the casing is secured in place by meansof the bolts 39-39. v

From'the foregoing description of the construction it can be readily seen that when the shaft 16 is rotated by means of the motor 36, the agitator 25 having the arms 24 will be rotated within the basin, causing the fluid therein to be agitated and directed towardsthe curved arms 23-which are preferably held stationary and cause the fluid to circulate towards and into the basket 22 which contains the articles to be cleansed.

It is further evident that this basket 22 may be lifted out of the frame-work formed by the stationary arms 23 and when same is thus exposed, the user will be insured against injury by'the wire fabric 26 which it will be noted extends from one of the arms 23 no to the other, and forms a guard preventing injury by the rotating blades 24. This wire fabric 26 will in no way interfere with the circulation of the water towards the interior of the basket. In View of the on fact that: these arms 23 and the rotating blades 24 are secured together, both of these elements are removable as a unit from the basin 11. Furthermore these elements are separable from each other, being rcmovably held together by the nut 29.

It has been found that the rotating blades 24 in themselves produce an eflicient means whereby the Water is forced from the walls of the container towards the center thereof with suflicient force to thoroughly cleanse the articles contained in the basket, and thus the curved arms 23 could, it so desired, be eliminated.

Having thus shown and described one embodiment of the invention, it is evident that changes and modifications may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention as contained in the appended claims.

What I claim and desire to cover by Letters Patent is: I

1. In a cleansing machine, the combination of a fluid container, a stationary element into which the article to be cleansed may be placed, said element having a rotatable element rotatably attached thereto, and means for driving the rotatable element, both of said elements being removable togather from said driving means and from' withinthe container.

2. In a cleansing machine, the combination of a container, a movable fluid agitating element arranged in the container, a sup port for the agitating element removably arranged within the container, means for driving the agitating element, said-agitating element being constructed to be connected and disconnected from the driving means upon the insertion and removal of the support from within the container, said support eing open at an end and permitting articles to be cleansed to be arran ed therein.

3. In a cleansing mac ine, the combination of a fluid container, a stationary receptacle into which articles to be cleansed are placed, said receptacle having dished elements to deflect the fluid towards the interior thereof, a rotatable element arranged be tween the container and the stationary -receptacle and being rotatable around the deflecting elements of the receptacle, said rotatable element being constructed to direct the fluid towards the receptacle and cooperating with the deflecting elements of the receptacle to direct the fluid towards the center of the container.

4. In a cleansing machine, the combination of a fluid container, a stationary element constructed to receive t e articles to be cleansed arranged within the container, said element having means .separated from each other and extending into the container for directing the fluidtowards 'the articles to be cleansed, a rotatable element rotatablearound the stationary element and said means operable to agitate the fluid and cooperating with said means to direct the fluid towards articles to be cleansed.

5. In a cleansing machine, the combination of afluid container, a stationary element removably arranged within the container for the reception of articles to be cleansed, a fluid agitating clement operable to direct the fluid towards the articles to be cleansed, and means for driving the agitating element, said stationary element and agitating element being constructed to be connected and disconnected as a unit from the driving means upon their insertion and removal from the fluid container.

6. In a cleansing machine, the combination of a fluid container, a stationary ele ment with which the articles to be cleansed may be 1aced,'said element including a plurality 0 separated fluid deflecting arms having a guard extending between the same, and a rotatable fluid agitating means ('0- operating with said arms to direct the fluid towards the articles to be cleansed.-

7. In a cleansing machine, the combination of a fluid container, a stationary element arranged within the container, an element into which the articles to be cleansed are placed removably arranged within the stationary element, said stationary element having means to direct the fluid towards the second mentioned element and a rotatable member arranged to direct the fluid towards the element containing the articles to be cleansed, the rotatable element being rotatable about said means, said means and rotatable member cooperating to direct the fluid towards the second mentioned element.

8. In a cleansing machine the combination of a fluid container, a stationary element arranged within and spaced apart from the fluid container, said last mentioned element being removably arranged within the container and having ribs which are provided with a concave deflecting'surfa'ce to direct the fluid towards the center of the container, and a rotatable member arranged between the container and the stationary element adapted to rotate around said ribs, said ribs and rotatable member cooperating to direct the fluid towards the center of the container.

0. In a cleansing machine, the combination of a fluid container, a stationary 'element into which the articles to be cleansed may be placed, consisting of a ring arranged to engage thecontainer, the under side of said ring having a deflecting surface to deflect the fluid towards the stationary element and having a plurality of separated arms also havinga deflecting surface, a guard secured to and extending between said arms and a rotatable member arranged between the container and said arms.

10. .-n a cleansing machine, the combination of 11. In a cleansing machine, the combi-.

nation of a container, a rotatable member having a pair of blades rotatable within the container, means for rotating said member, a member having a plurality of ribs arranged to direct the cleansing fluid towards the center of the container, a removable basket arranged within the member having said ribs, and means whereby said member having saidblades and the member having ribs maybe removed from the container and the driving means as a unit.

12. In a cleansing machine, the combina tion of a container, a member rcmovably arranged in the container and having a plurality of ribs arranged to direct the cleansing fluid towards the center of the container, a rotatable blade, means for rotating said blade and means whereby said blade'may be removed from the means for rotating the same upon the removal of the member having said ribs.

13. In a cl musing machine, the combination of a container, a member into which the articles to be cleansed are placed, a fluid agitating element suspended from an end of said member below said member and means for actuating said agitating element.

14. Ina cleansing machine, the combination of a. fluid container, a stationary element into which the articles to be cleansed may be placed, said element including a plurality of separated arms, a guard extending between the separated arms and rotatable fluid agitating means'rotatable around said arms.

15. In a cleansing machine, the combination of a container, a removable fluid agitating element arranged in the container, a support for the agitating element removab'ly arranged with respect to the container, said agitating element being separable from the support and arranged between an end of the support and the container, and means for driving the agitating element, said agitating element being constructed to be cooperatively connected and disconnected from the driving means upon the insertion and removal of the support from within the container.

16. In a cleansing machine, the combinaa container, an element into which articles to be cleansed may be arranged, said element being removably arranged in the container, and having radially arranged curved members to direct the fluid towards the articles to be cleansed and curved fluid &

agitating means rotatably mounted adjacent said curved members to cooperate with the curved members of the first mentioned element.

17. In a cleansing machine, the combination of afluid container, a stationary receptacle constructed to receive the articles to be cleansed, said receptacle being reinovably arranged within the container, a driven rotatable element removably connected to the receptacle and removable from the container with the receptacle, driving means for the rotatable element, said rotatable element being removable from the driving means.

In Witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 21st day of February, A. D.

WILLIAM H. DUNN. 

